Chris Gossett

However, I picked up the first two Trade Paperbacks of the Tales of the Jedi series (The Golden Age of the Sith and the Fall of the Sith Empire) and my interest was rejuvenated. Here were some interesting stories set even before the prequel trilogy.

With Knights of the Old Republic, there is a 1000 year leap forward in time from Fall of the Sith Empire. There are 2 stories here, one focusing on Uulic Qel-Droma and one focusing on Nomi Sunrider, two of the main characters of the next 4 Tales of the Jedi story arcs.

As an introduction to the characters this book is excellent. Ulic, as a Jedi apprentice, starts to become worried by the dark side, while Nomi's tale is a tragedy that turns into a relatively happy end.

The art for Ulic's story is excellent, although the art for Nomi's story, while being good, is not quite up to par with Chriss Gossets.

If you need a change from the original trilogy or Episode 1, you should really pick up these books

This graphic novel contains two stories. The first one is Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, in which a young Jedi learns that a Jedi must have more than courage - he must have patience and perception. The second story is the Sage of Nomi Sunrider, in which a Jedi apprentice, who has rejected violence, learns that to defeat evil violence is too often unavoidable.

My twelve-year-old son is a big Star Wars fan, and he picked up this book so that he could keep on learning about the Star Wars universe. Overall, we found this to be a pretty darn good book. The illustration work is very good, and the stories are quite interesting. We enjoyed the action and the many different creatures and races that are the hallmark of Star Wars.

Yep, we both enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to you.